22 Asian women make Forbes most powerful list

Forbes came out with its list of the World’s 100 most powerful women on Monday and 22 Asian women made the list. While eight of them from China alone, two more than last year, many Asian countries were represented.

The Asian woman with the highest spot on the list was South Korea’s 64-year-old President Park Geun-hye at #12. Pretty impressive.

Nepal’s 54-year-old President Bidya Devi Bhandari was #52 on the list.

China’s 53-year-old First Lady Peng Liyuan landed at #58.

Zhou Qunfei, the world’s richest tech founder as 88%-owner of Lens Technology, the world’s largest maker of glass covers for mobile phones and tablet, is #61. Born on the mainland, the 46-year-old now lives in Hong Kong.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the 63-year-old founder and chair of Biocon, an Indian biotechnology firm was #77.
The final Chinese woman on the list was once again Hong Kong businesswoman Solina Chau, at #81. The 54-year-old cofounded Horizons Ventures, which invests in tech ventures.

Shobhana Bhartia, 59, the chairwoman and editorial director for India’s largest listed media company, HT Media, and publisher of the English and Hindi language dailies, Hindustan Times and HT Mumbai, comes in at #93.

South Korea’s richest woman, Lee Boo-Jin, landed at #98. The 45-year-old runs Samsung C&T, which operates a resort and provides a range of business services.

Singapore’s Jenny Lee rounds out the list coming in at #100. She’s managing partner of GGV Capital, one of the most respected investors in the Chinese tech scene.